SEX OFFENDER GETS PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

A registered sex offender was sentenced Monday ﻿to 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography with a previous conviction for lewd acts with a minor.

Jerry Louis Tintsman, 69, of San Diego, had pleaded guilty Dec. 9, 2010, ﻿to possession of child pornography with a prior sex offense, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Alessandra P. Serano. He has been in custody since his arrest on Oct. 18, 2010.

According to court documents, Tintsman engaged in an Internet chat with a woman he thought was the mother of a 7-year-old daughter. The woman was actually an undercover agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Tintsman told the undercover agent that he had a sexual interest in girls age 5 and older, and wanted to engage in sexual activity with the 7-year-old, the documents said. He told the agent that he had dated the mother of his two previous victims.

A search warrant was served at Tintsman’s studio apartment at the Baltic Inn on Sixth Avenue in downtown San Diego. A computer was found that contained more than 600 images of child pornography, prosecutors said.

Tintsman, a self-employed air conditioning and appliance repairman, had a previous felony conviction in California for lewd acts involving two girls under age 14. He was listed on the state Megan’s Law registered sex-offender database.

Susan Shroder • U-T

Bank robber in Pacific Beach gets away after morning heist

San Diego

San Diego police are looking for a man who robbed a Pacific Beach bank Monday morning.

The thief walked into Home Bank of California on Garnet Avenue near Bayard Street about 9:10 a.m. and demanded cash, police said.

He said he had a gun, but no weapon was seen, police said.

The robber was described as white and in his 40s, about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a medium build and a dark, scruffy beard.

He was wearing a blue baseball cap and a dark jacket.

Debbi Baker • U-T

Man leaving National City bar after Super Bowl is stabbed

national city

A man was stabbed Sunday night after watching the Super Bowl at a National City bar.

The victim and his girlfriend were leaving Stoney’s Bar & Grill on West 25th Street just south of Mile of Cars Way about 7 p.m. when they were approached by a man, National City police said.

He accused the victim of looking at his girlfriend, then punched him and stabbed him in the abdomen, police said.

The victim suffered a 2-inch cut and was taken to a hospital.

When officers arrived, they found a large, unruly crowd had congregated both inside and outside the bar, police said.

They interviewed several people who claimed to know who the attacker’s girlfriend was, but they had no information about him, police said.

Investigators reviewed the bar’s surveillance video and found that it had captured the incident. A potential suspect has been identified, but no arrests have yet been made.

Debbi Baker • U-T

Cliff climber injured in fall; helicopter called in for rescue

San Diego

A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department helicopter crew rescued a man who fell while climbing cliffs Monday near the Torrey Pines Gliderport.

The crew got the call about 4:30 p.m., said department spokesman Maurice Luque.

The man had climbed up about 110 feet and said he had fallen about 10 feet and hurt his back, Luque said. He was transported to a hospital after being airlifted to safety.

The man was not on a trail, Luque said. Signs are posted in the area warning people to stay on trails because of the unstable cliffs.